Most dogs have pregnancy signs just like humans. Here are 7 reliable signs that your whippet is pregnant:. Most pregnant whippets tend to have more appetite than usual.
However, it can also be the complete opposite, especially during the early or mid-pregnancy days. Pregnant whippets tend to become lazy and exhausted when expectant.
If you see your whippet napping more often, get tired quickly, and more sluggish than her other normal days, she might be pregnant.
Concluding your dog is pregnant while basing on this factor can be tricky, especially if your dog is naturally sluggish and loves sleeping. For such dogs, you can watch how fast they get tired during walks. A pregnant dog can become crankier or highly sensitive. You may see her seeking affection and attention more than she usually does or be extremely grumpy when you try to show some love.
The darker red nipples indicate the blood flow is high, and they enlarge due to the milk development for her puppies. Pregnant dogs gain more weight, and their tummies get bigger as their puppies grow inside them. Taking her to a vet is the best step to take. A nesting behaviour describes the urge pregnant mammals have to make a safe and comfortable home for their upcoming new-borns.
Dogs have this instinct too. A pregnant whippet can over irritated and reclusive during this time. Taking your whippet to a vet is the most accurate way to tell whether your dog is pregnant. Changes to the nipples Possibly one of the most noticeable signs that your dog is pregnant will be changes to their nipples which will begin to appear more swollen. Another visible cue is changing colour with the nipples becoming darker, particularly the ones closest to their hind legs.
Registered in England and Wales. Number: A BNP Paribas company. So the end of bleeding can be a more useful indicator of peak fertility. The estrus stage occurs after the proestrus stage, approximately from days to days. During this stage, your female will most likely be very receptive to being mated by any male and will even hunt them down and offer herself fluzy!
Every male in the district will be tracking her by scent. There will be nothing you can do to stop her being mated if you take out your female, and you will likely end up with an unwanted litter.
Many people think that once the bleeding stops, the season is over, when in fact, usually, when the bleeding stops and becomes more watery, she is at her most fertile and most likely to get pregnant. However, it is important to note that it can be possible for your female to become pregnant right up until the end of her season, up to four weeks.
After estrus stage, the vulva should return to normal, at this stage, she is no longer fertile and she is safe to mix with intact male dogs.
This is the stage that follows oestrus. The female will no longer be receptive to being mated. This stage lasts for about two months. Progestrone levels will peak three - four weeks after the start of diestrus and then revert to normal levels by the end of this stage.
These hormone levels change regardless of whether or not the female is pregnant. As these hormone changes are occurring, it is important not to spay a female until after this stage. It is the ovaries that regulate the hormones, once removed, they will not be able to regulate hormone levels.
This can leave your female in a state of unbalanced hormones, which can lead to ongoing behaviour problems if hormonally mediated behaviour problems occurred during the season. Some females will develop what is known as a "phantom pregnancy" during the diestrus stage.
She will produce milk and you may see behaviour changes such as protection of resources and nesting. Some females manage this stage with no problems, but sometimes behaviour problems can occur.
Also, it has been suggested that phantom pregnancy could pre-dispose the female to developing pyometra, a potentially fatal infection of the uterus. If your female's behaviour changes during this stage, it is worth speaking to your vet. Monitor for elevated temperature making sure that you use an ear thermometer, or lubricate the thermometer if inserting this anally to avoid inflicting pain and discomfort on her. The first signs of pyometra can often be changes in behaviour such as going off food, becoming lethargic.
There will usually be a smelly discharge from the vulva. At this stage an emergency vet visit is necessary. Pyometra can kill very quickly.
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